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low, deep yellow, and brown. The African marigold (T. 

 erecta) is considerably larger in all parts, growing as high as 

 two feet. It is also more varied in coloring. T. signata 

 pumila is a dwarf and floriferous kind with numerous 

 bright yellow flowers all summer. The marigolds are easily 

 raised by means of seeds sown in the open border. 



THE LOBELIA FAMILY. 



Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardlnalis. — A very showy 

 American plant growing in moist places along streams and 

 rivulets, and flowering in June or July. The stems are sim- 

 ple, a foot or eighteen inches high, with oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves, and long terminal racemes of bright scarlet flowers. 

 Grows in small tufts on grassy banks close to the water. 

 The Mexican cardinal flower (L. fvlgens) is a more robust 

 plant with broader leaves tinted red ; petals wider than in 

 the preceding kind and of a still deeper scarlet. These are 

 suitable for moist places in a rockery, along a rill of water, 

 or by the side of a stream or lake. Thrive well in a rich, 

 sandy loam. 



THE BELLFLOWER FAMILY. 



Venus's Looking-Glass, Spiotlaria Speculum. — A pretty 

 annual with uumerous blue flowers all summer. Sown in 

 beds or borders early in spring. 



Bellflower, Campanula. — There are many very attractive 

 suunner-flowering plants belonging to this genus, some of 

 which are tall, robust-growing subjects, excellent for bor- 

 ders ; others are dwarf, tufted, and compact Alpine plants, 

 witli slender, delicate stems and pretty blue or white 



